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Virgin Media O2 boosts customers; Cornerstone deal

Virgin Media O2 has reported net additions across fixed up 32,500, broadband up 40,800, and mobile contracts up 50,000 in Q3. Fixed network rollout passes 500,000 in the quarter, with 250,800 additional homes serviceable. Transaction adjusted revenue increased 7.1 per cent to £2.7 billion (€3.1bn) – 1.3 per cent excluding the benefit of nexfibre construction […]

November 1, 2023

SES confirms $3bn FCC cash received

SES has received the $2.99 billion (€2.81bn) C-band compensation payment from the FCC. In its Q3 results, issued two days earlier than initially announced, it also stated that its next pair of O3b/mPOWER satellites will be launched in the next few days. Q3 highlights are: Revenue (Year to Date) of €1.494 billion (+0.2 per cent […]

October 31, 2023By Chris Forrester

Bitmovin Q3 bookings up 210%

Bitmovin, a provider of video infrastructure solutions, has reported strong growth in Q3 – and 2023 as a whole. Stefan Lederer, CEO & Co-Founder of Bitmovin, commented: “The software and indeed tech industry as a whole is undergoing the biggest market correction since the Dot-Com bubble nearly 25 years ago. Despite all of this, Bitmovin […]

October 31, 2023

Spectrum lost 320k subs in Q3

Charter Communications has revealed that its Spectrum brand has lost 320,000 TV subs in the third quarter of 2023. It also reported that it paid out $68 million in customer credits due to its carriage dispute with Disney that led to a blackout. “We continue to make significant progress against the multi-year strategic initiatives we […]

October 27, 2023

Terran Orbital Town Hall: Report

Terran Orbital held a virtual Town Hall meeting for shareholders on October 26th in an attempt to quell dissent amongst certain shareholders. The event provided some key news, not all of it positive, but its share price recovered a little to 84 cents (€0.80). Last week, the share were trading at about 64 cents. Marc […]

October 27, 2023By Chris Forrester

SiriusXM ups dividend ahead of merger

Pay-radio operator SiriusXM says it will boost its quarterly cash dividend to shareholders by 10 per cent. Sirius XM Holdings Inc, the parent company, announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0266 per share reflecting an increase of approximately 10 per cent over the previous quarter’s dividend. This regular quarterly […]

October 27, 2023

LG Display still losing money

LG Display reported continued losses for Q3/2023, marking the sixth straight quarters of deficits, but showed some important signs of improvement through cost-cutting initiatives which boosted the company’s share price. Demand for personal computers, TVs and mobile phones has been down on last year due to economic uncertainties and rising living costs, leading to device […]

October 27, 2023

IMAX swings to Q3 profit

Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Oppenheimer has helped IMAX report record box office revenues for the quarter-year to September 30th expand 98 per cent to $347 million (€329m). IMAX itself posted revenues of $103.9 million for the quarter, up 51 per cent from a year ago. Its Q3 profits were $12 million and meant a positive move […]

October 27, 2023

Comcast: Q3 up but subs still leaving

Comcast reported its customer numbers unexpectedly declined in Q3 amid tough competition, overshadowing a strong performance from its streaming and parks businesses and sending shares of the company down nearly 6 per cent. The group shed 18,000 broadband customers in the third quarter, against estimates for a gain of 3,600. Comcast said it expects “somewhat […]

October 26, 2023

Eutelsat reports Q1; Shares hit all-time low

Eutelsat’s has reported its Q1 2023/24 results, but before that, on October 25th, its share price fell to an all time low of €4.15 before a slight recovery to finish the day at €4.31. The low value puts Eutelsat’s market capitalisation of just €2.10 billion, down 53 per cent over the past 12-months. A five-year […]

October 26, 2023By Chris Forrester